Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Out-of-core nuclear instrumentation device
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Application No.: US15541724Application Date: 2015-03-05
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Publication No.: US10650932B2Publication Date: 2020-05-12
- Inventor: Toshihide Aiba , Toshimitsu Nakai
- Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo
- Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo
- Agency: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
- International Application: PCT/JP2015/056500 WO 20150305
- International Announcement: WO2016/139797 WO 20160909
- Main IPC: G21C17/108
- IPC: G21C17/108 ; G21C7/36 ; G21D1/02 ; G21D3/10

Abstract:
A detector signal-processing circuit comprises the following: a current/voltage conversion part that converts the current value of a neutron detector to a voltage value; a variable gain amplification part that performs amplification by a first-step variable gain using a D/A converter; a current level response-use resistance circuit that selects the measurement range in accordance with the voltage value; temperature measurement units for measuring the temperature of the resistance circuit for current level response; a temperature compensation part for commanding gain compensation by the D/A converter on the basis of the measured temperature; and a selective adjustment control part for selective control of the measurement range and adjustment of the variable gain of the variable gain amplification part. Due to this configuration, neutron flux can be measured with high precision while maintaining a constant output precision, before and after switching of the measurement range.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180005715A1 OUT-OF-CORE NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTATION DEVICE Public/Granted day:2018-01-04
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